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CVE-2023-52530HIGH
Linux Linux — wifi: mac80211: fix potential key use-after-free
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   L   N  U  H  H  H    7.8   .0034   26.9     —
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions                                    Fixed
  Linux    fdf7cb4185b60c68e1a75e61691c4afdc15dea0e –  —
  Linux    4.14 –                                      5.4.285
TIMELINE
  Feb 20  Reserved by Linux
  Mar 2   Published (CNA: Linux)
  Aug 4   RESCORED — CVE-2023-52530 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 7.8 (NVD).
CWE-416 · CNA: Linux · CVSS v3.1 · 7 references · NVD status: Modified

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: wifi: mac80211: fix potential key use-after-free When ieee80211_key_link() is called by ieee80211_gtk_rekey_add() but returns 0 due to KRACK protection (identical key reinstall), ieee80211_gtk_rekey_add() will still return a pointer into the key, in a potential use-after-free. This normally doesn't happen since it's only called by iwlwifi in case of WoWLAN rekey offload which has its own KRACK protection, but still better to fix, do that by returning an error code and converting that to success on the cfg80211 boundary only, leaving the error for bad callers of ieee80211_gtk_rekey_add().

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
February 20, 2024ReservedReserved by Linux
March 2, 2024PublishedPublished (CNA: Linux)
August 4, 2026RESCOREDRESCORED — CVE-2023-52530 (Linux). CVSS 8.8 → 7.8 (NVD).

Affected

Affected products and packages — 2 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
LinuxLinuxfdf7cb4185b60c68e1a75e61691c4afdc15dea0e
LinuxLinux4.145.4.285

Weaknesses

CWE-416

References (7)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2023-52530 at cve.org

Vendors: linux

Weaknesses: CWE-416

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